Bamako vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bamako Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$561
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1361
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$239
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$403
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.6
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$167
$902
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
20
68
😀 Quality of life
25
70
🏙️ Population
4.23M
12.6M

The cost of living in Bamako is 7% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8310th and 8548th ($561 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 485th in Mali and China, respectively. Check Mali vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Bamako compared to 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 8953rd and 3567th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Zhengzhou

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Bamako Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.06
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.3
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$1.99
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$477
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$280
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1738
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$913
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.75
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.06
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.01
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.85
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.01
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.8
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.98
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.3
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.6
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$129
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4776
$21955

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Distance City Cost of living
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$493
116 km or 72 mi Banamba
$494
147 km or 92 mi Bougouni
$494
207 km or 129 mi Segou
$495
237 km or 147 mi Markala
$495
289 km or 180 mi Kankan
$993
293 km or 182 mi Sikasso
$501
435 km or 270 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$846
438 km or 272 mi Korhogo
$1076
448 km or 278 mi Nouna
$835
492 km or 305 mi Dedougou
$836
510 km or 317 mi Gueckedou
$998
512 km or 318 mi Mamou
$1005
552 km or 343 mi Nzerekore
$993
566 km or 352 mi Yekepa
$487
593 km or 368 mi Sanniquellie
$486
612 km or 381 mi Koudougou
$830
613 km or 381 mi Ouahigouya
$868
634 km or 394 mi Kenema
$1219
640 km or 398 mi Bouake
$1100
652 km or 405 mi Forecariah
$984
663 km or 412 mi Bo
$1231
664 km or 412 mi Leo
$863
702 km or 436 mi Ouagadougou
$988
713 km or 443 mi Yamoussoukro
$1044
714 km or 444 mi Boffa
$983
715 km or 444 mi Conakry
$1050
726 km or 451 mi Bafata
$831
728 km or 452 mi Kakata
$487
736 km or 458 mi Freetown
$1272
754 km or 469 mi Kolda
$1119
759 km or 471 mi Gagnoa
$1062
761 km or 473 mi Manga
$896
769 km or 478 mi Monrovia
$518
810 km or 504 mi Divo
$1067
822 km or 511 mi Abengourou
$1049
831 km or 516 mi Bissau
$857
854 km or 530 mi Agboville
$1043
856 km or 532 mi Greenville
$487
858 km or 533 mi Tamale
$666

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$520
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$520
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$514
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$504
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$457
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$484
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$492
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$522
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$516
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$513
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$502
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$524
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$491
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$487
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$513
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$529
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$525
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$555
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$538
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$540
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$533
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$533
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$519
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$538
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$610
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$507
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$521
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$589
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$637
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$811
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$583
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$612
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$599
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$556
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$575
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$549
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$537
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$567